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Cathay Pacific aircraft’s tail hit runway at Hong Kong airport, airline confirms

Cathay Pacific Airways has confirmed that the tail of a passenger aircraft struck the runway at Hong Kong airport last week, prompting the city’s aviation regulator to order the airline to submit a report. In reply to South China Morning Post queries on Thursday, the airline confirmed that the tail of an Airbus A330-300 operating flight CX509 from Tokyo’s Narita airport made contact with the runway while performing a “go-around” manoeuvre at Hong Kong International Airport last Friday. “The...

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Primary source: South China Morning Post

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